BL1 - Brick (melee/punch wasn’t my thing, and his focus on rocket launchers was a turn off, since they seem unusually weak in that game)

I ask that you give Brick another shot. He specializes in anything explosive, not just launchers. Try the Master Blaster build (look either at Gothalion’s guide on the old forums or at Frightning’s guide here) or try the Ogre class mod (Shotgun build, this is what I run with). Or mabye try a defensive build. Frightning has a lot of guides made for each of the four characters, see if you like one for Brick. It’s often the most fun builds are the less obvious ones.